Social class differences in N400 indicate differences in spontaneous trait inference

Journal of Experimental Psychology: General

Volumn 141, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 518-526

  Varnum, Michael E W ^a   Na, Jinkyung ^b   Murata, Asuka ^c   Kitayama, Shinobu ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; N400; Social class; Spontaneous trait inference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; DECISION MAKING; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JUDGMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872134085     PISSN: 00963445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026104     Document Type: Article

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